List of Pakistani Australians explained

This is a list of Pakistani Australians. It includes Australian citizens and permanent residents of Pakistani ancestry, Pakistani-origin first generation immigrants who were naturalised with Australian citizenship, as well as expatriates who are known to have resided in Australia. The list is sorted alphabetically by the individuals' professions or fields of activity to which they have notably made contributions, such as academia and education, early history, entertainment, politics, religion, science and technology, sports, literature and the arts.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Pakistani Australian or must have references showing they are Pakistani Australian and are notable.

Prominent Academia and educationists

• Rafat Hussain, specialist on health care^[1]
• Sara Ahmed, academic of feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory and postcolonialism^[2]
• Sohail Inayatullah, futurologist^[3]
• Ahmar Mahboob, linguist^[4]
• Samina Yasmeen, specialist on political and strategic development^[5]

Early history and exploration

• Dervish Bejah, Baloch cameleer in South Australia^[6]
• Monga Khan, hawker from Mirpur (now Azad Kashmir) who settled in Victoria.^[7]
• Muhammad Hassan Musa Khan, Pashtun cameleer from Karachi who came to Australia in 1896 and was appointed as arbitrator in a court case in 1899 involving camel importation^[8]
• Dost Mahomet, Baloch cameleer in Western Australia^[9]

Entertainment and media

• Adil Memon, indie singer-songwriter, The X Factor season 4 contestant and Australia's Got Talent season 4 semi-finalist (with sister Maimuna Memon)^[10]
• Sami Shah, stand-up comedian and writer^[11]
• Shanina Shaik, model

Literature and art

• Azhar Abidi, novelist and translator^[12]
• Hanifa Deen, author and social commentator^[13]
• Mehwish Iqbal, contemporary artist^[14]
• Saeed Khan, Urdu poet^[15]
• Zohab Zee Khan, performance poet and rapper^[16]
• Ashraf Shad, Urdu novelist, poet and journalist^[17]
• Irfan Yusuf, author and social commentator^[18]

Activists

• Osman Faruqi, Pakistani-Australian journalist, editor, and political commentator^[19]
• Mariam Mohammed, Pakistani-Australian women's rights activist and entrepreneur^[20]

Politics

• Mehreen Faruqi, member of the Australian Senate for Greens from New South Wales, and former MP in the New South Wales Legislative Council^{[21] [22]}

Religion

• Arnold Heredia, Christian priest^[23]
• Daniel Scot, Christian missionary^[24]

Science and technology

• Shahbaz Khan, hydrologist^[25]

Sports

• Fawad Ahmed, cricketer^[26]
• Rameez Junaid, tennis player^[27]
• Arshad Khan, former Pakistani cricketer now living in Australia^[28]
• Usman Khawaja, cricketer^[29]
• Usman Qadir, Pakistani cricketer, moved to Australia in 2012^[30]
• Clive Rose, Tasmanian cricketer^[31]
• Duncan Sharpe, former Pakistani cricketer, moved to Australia and played for South Australia^[32]
• Waqar Younis, former Pakistani cricketer, lives in Australia with family^[33]
• Ashraf Choudhry, Olympic wrestler from Pakistan; moved to Adelaide in 1972.^[34]

See also

• Lists of Australians
• List of Pakistanis
• Pakistani Australians

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Rafat Hussain. University of New England. 15 October 2015.
2. Book: Ahmed. Sara. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. 2006. Duke University Press. 9780822388074. 24.
3. News: The Pakistani Nostradamus. Dawn. 11 January 2015. 15 October 2015. Puruesh. Chaudhary.
4. Web site: Dr. Ahmar Mahboob. University of Sydney. 15 October 2015.
5. News: Hendy Cowan, Samina Yasmeen, Harry Phillips among West Australians honoured in Queen's Birthday honours list. BBC. 9 June 2014. 15 October 2015. Andrea. Mayes.
6. Hankel, Valmai A., 'Bejah, Dervish (1862–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bejah-dervish-5187/text8721, accessed 26 May 2012. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, (MUP), 1979.
7. Web site: The Legend of Monga Khan. No! The True Story . 17 December 2019 . Australian Indian Historical Society Inc. Crystal. Jordan. Len. Kenna. 2016.
8. Web site: Cameleer Biographies « Australia's Muslim Cameleers . 16 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028150134/http://www.cameleers.net/?page_id=239&cambiomode=2&cambioid=719 . 28 October 2017 . dead .
9. Jayne Garnaut, "Events in the lives of Annie and Dost Mahomet" (Document 0040g), p. 6)
10. News: Teens show Ipswich has got talent. Queensland Times. 18 May 2010. Felicity. Caldwell. 15 October 2015.
11. News: Sami Shah becomes a citizen on Australia Day. ABC News. 13 February 2017. 20 June 2017.
12. Web site: Azhar Abidi (author). Penguin Books Australia. 25 July 2015.
13. Web site: Biography. Hanifa Deen. 25 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815104430/http://hanifadeen.com/Biography.htm. 15 August 2015. dead.
14. News: It's state of the art for Muslim women. Daily Telegraph. 7 May 2012. 15 October 2015. Melissa. Matheson.
15. Web site: The Book Launch Ceremony of Saeed Khan. Sada-e-Watan Sydney. Syed Zafar. Hussain. 15 October 2015.
16. News: Lunch with Zohab Zee Khan. Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 2015. 15 October 2015. Mark. Dapin.
17. News: Novels as art, poet at heart – Ashraf Shad. The Indian Telegraph. 20 July 2015. 15 October 2015.
18. Web site: 2 June 2009. Lessons of a wannabe teen hero. Mahir. Ali. The Australian. 2 May 2009.
19. News: The racist past of the oil baron who set up Australia's top journalism award. Sydney Morning Herald. 2 September 2023. 4 September 2023.
20. News: Pushing through barriers is tough, but it makes more room for those who come after you. 9Honey. 4 September 2023.
21. Web site: Dr Mehreen Faruqi, MLC. Parliament of New South Wales. 25 July 2015.
22. News: Pakistan-born first Muslim female to enter Australian state parliament. The Express Tribune. 24 April 2013. 25 July 2015.
23. Book: Hoodbhoy. Nafisa. Aboard the Democracy Train: A Journey Through Pakistan's Last Decade of Democracy. 2011. Anthem Press. 9780857289674. 162.
24. News: Free speech win for Islam critics. Herald Sun. 15 December 2006. 15 October 2015. Craig. Binnie.
25. Web site: Pakistani professor wins top Australian federal government award. Sada-e-Watan Sydney. 15 October 2015.
26. Web site: Fawad Ahmed's hard road to acceptance. ESPNCricinfo. 19 November 2012. 25 July 2015.
27. Web site: Profiles: Rameez Junaid. Tennis Australia. 25 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20091010163505/http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/PlayerProfile.aspx?PlayerID=43&PageID=1047&id=4. 10 October 2009. dead.
28. News: Arshad Khan now drives taxi in Sydney. The Nation. 1 September 2015. 1 September 2015.
29. News: Australians replace captain Ponting with first Muslim player. 31 December 2010. CNN. 25 July 2015.
30. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-01/teen-qadir-next-cricketing-hope/4345490?section=sport Teen Qadir next cricketing hope
31. News: Jones. Dean. Dean Jones (cricketer). It is time to give all a go. 25 July 2015. The Age. 15 January 2011.
32. Gideon Haigh, The Summer Game, Text, Melbourne, 1997, p.137.
33. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Cricket/Waqar-swings-in-for-new-life-on-the-Hill/2005/01/27/1106415736723.html Waqar swings in for new life on the Hill
34. Web site: The original Pakistani connection to Adelaide and South Australia. Cricbuzz. 2 December 2019. 26 March 2020. Bharat. Sundaresan. Adelaide though also plays home to the Pakistani who's had the most significant influence on Australian sport, former wrestler turned coach, Ashraf Choudhry who moved here in 1972 and was naturalised almost immediately. Choudhry had won medals for his country during the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne..